Summary
Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a Senior Manager, Corporate Services to lead corporate enablement for its Film Studio asset in Riyadh. The role coordinates HR, procurement, IT, legal, administration, and communications support, and serves as the interface with centralized support functions. Responsibilities include establishing governance and service standards, coordinating activation readiness and handover, overseeing vendors, and monitoring risks, reporting, and business continuity. Applicants should have a relevant bachelor's degree and 8–10 years of experience in corporate services, operations support, administration, or asset-level enablement.
The posting
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Role Purpose
Lead and oversee corporate enablement services for the Film Studio asset within a lean OpCo structure, ensuring effective coordination across HR, procurement, IT, legal coordination, administration, and communications through a mix of asset-level ownership and centralized/group support. The role is responsible for establishing scalable governance, delegated authority discipline, activation readiness, and business continuity to support phased mobilization and steady-state operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee all corporate enablement activities supporting the Film Studio asset during setup, activation, and operational phases.
- Act as the asset-level integrator for HR, procurement, IT, legal coordination, administration, and communications support within a lean OpCo model.
- Serve as the primary interface between the Film Studio and centralized/group support functions, ensuring timely service delivery and issue resolution.
- Establish and maintain governance processes, operating procedures, service standards, and approval workflows across support functions.
- Drive delegated authority compliance, documentation discipline, and escalation protocols across operational and support activities.
- Coordinate activation readiness plans, mobilization checklists, and service cutover requirements ahead of key operational milestones.
- Support development-to-operator handover of corporate services dependencies, including systems, vendors, records, access, and operating procedures.
- Oversee workforce activation, onboarding readiness, and cross-functional mobilization activities.
- Develop service delivery tracking mechanisms, dashboards, and performance reporting for leadership.
- Monitor operational risks, escalations, audit readiness, and business continuity requirements.
- Support annual budgeting, staff cost planning, and operational expenditure coordination across support functions.
- Oversee third-party support vendors and service providers to ensure compliance, responsiveness, and operational continuity.
- Coordinate implementation of policies, procedures, controls, and governance requirements across the asset.
- Support setup and stabilization of internal administrative and operational systems required for launch and early operations.
- Drive cross-functional coordination to ensure support services remain aligned with the Film Studio operating model and evolving business needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, HR, Operations, or related field.
- 8–10 years of experience in corporate services, operations support, administration, or asset-level enablement roles.
- Experience supporting activation-stage assets, entertainment, hospitality, real estate, or other complex operating environments preferred.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating with centralized/shared service functions and managing governance-driven support models is preferred.
Key Competencies
- Operational governance
- Stakeholder management
- Cross-functional coordination
- Organizational setup and activation
- Problem solving and execution